Injuries to two of their key players will damage City's hopes of a victory in Sunday's Manchester derby, says the former Manchester United defender.
Danny Higginbotham believes the injury absence of Manchester City stars Sergio Aguero and David Silva hands the derby day advantage to his former club Manchester United.
City travels to Old Trafford on Sunday two points ahead of United at the Premier League summit - something that led home boss Louis van Gaal to label Manuel Pellegrini's team as "favorites" at his pre-match news conference.